Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-352) and index

The bend in the road -- As Mrs. Private Citizen, viewing the parade -- A flight on gossamer wings -- In pursuit of a mirage to yesterday -- A tour behind the platforms of those strange people -- Destiny smiles, but not on Shmoontsie -- A new leaf, a new life -- Where caste is observed, according to rank and rating -- Equestrian director par excellence -- The awe-inspiring Mr. John -- Calibrating for a career -- Bareback : the aristocrat of circus acts -- A backdoor glimpse of supermen and superwomen -- Elephants are like people -- Engineering the white city -- Finding the lot : a daily headache -- On the sunny side -- Life under the big top : private, social, competitive -- Finale of the season -- Circus experience pays off -- An annual season's opening -- Leitzel, queen of the air : of the ground as well -- Progress, trends, and customs typical of circus folks -- On a magic carpet to a land fantastic -- Back to the material world -- An act is born -- Circus history is made : merging "the Greatest Show on Earth" and "the World's Greatest Show," thereafter to be known as "Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows" -- Pride versus virtue -- Misery-like death-knows no class distinction -- Fate follows her course : strange, mysterious, terrifying -- Sarasota : last stop -- An elucidating interlude -- The circus, to date (1948)

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